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iowa senator chuck grassley already skeptical of the group's immigration proposal join calls that suggest boston has changed things. >> how can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> two authors of that immigration bill, chuck schumer and lindsey graham are next. a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ to enjoy all of these years. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in. with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims
iowa senator chuck grassley already skeptical of the group's immigration proposal join calls that suggest boston has changed things. >> how can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> two authors of that immigration bill, chuck schumer...
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first up chuck grassley. here is how he reacted today. >> i say that particular those that are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that! >> wow, the alien doth protest too much. then tom foreman, he thought the best use of the news apparatus is to drop backpack. >> if you look at the outline of the backpack this is a fairly substantial pack here. that's a fairly substantial backpack. >> yeah tom, we on earth call those backpacks, and that's what they are shaped like. now do you want to say something useful? and finally we would like to tip our hat to the fbi agent who cracked the whole case. richard deloriay because -- there has got to be at least two brains in that head. i'm done talking now. >> michael: thank you for joining us here in "the war room." before we go, we have to say a sad good-bye to folk singer richie habens. he is best known for his spiring performance of motherless child
first up chuck grassley. here is how he reacted today. >> i say that particular those that are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that! >> wow, the alien doth protest too much. then tom foreman, he thought the best use of the news apparatus is to drop backpack. >> if you look at the outline of the backpack this is a fairly substantial pack here....
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try to come to some solution the high road, patrick leahy took, and then chuck grassley got up and he lit into a big attack on president obama, and then he went after -- after the idea that we should do anything to ban or curtail these high-capacity magazines. after all, you know, come on he said i'm a hunter. >> we hear that no one needs to carry larger magazines forhunters, but an attacking criminal unlike a deer shoots back. >> bill: oh yeah. >> those deers. do you remember a couple of months ago he sent out that weird tweet about how he and his friend hit a deer. >> bill: yes. there were a panel of five people. there were three -- i don't know why because the democrats control the hearing. out of five there were two who were there reasonable -- for reasonable control measures, there were three who were nuts -- who were totally pro gun. a woman named gail trotter from denver university, david couple and wayne lapierre from the nra. on the other side mark kelly, gabby giffords's husband former astronaut, and sheriff captain james johnson from baltimore county in full uniform. both k
try to come to some solution the high road, patrick leahy took, and then chuck grassley got up and he lit into a big attack on president obama, and then he went after -- after the idea that we should do anything to ban or curtail these high-capacity magazines. after all, you know, come on he said i'm a hunter. >> we hear that no one needs to carry larger magazines forhunters, but an attacking criminal unlike a deer shoots back. >> bill: oh yeah. >> those deers. do you remember...
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. >> on "newsmakers" senator chuck grassley talks about this week was a hearing on guns, immigration law, and other topics. "newsmakers" on sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. eastern. >> john mccain's 2010 campaign when he ran for president -- 2000 campaign when he ran for president is the most memorable campaign that i have ever covered. we will never see it again. facing george w. bush that had all of them republicans backing him. all of the money. john mccain one out and held over 100 townhall meetings. he stayed there until every answer was entered -- every question was answered. i mean, it was a refreshing candor. you can see it in the responses. he was open to the press. that candor and openness and a welcome this that no one had seen before and no one had seen since. >> lyrical analyst, mark shields, on his career in politics. sunday night at 8 p.m. on c- span's "q&a." >> you are watching "the communicators" in c-span. we are on location in less vegas at the 2
. >> on "newsmakers" senator chuck grassley talks about this week was a hearing on guns, immigration law, and other topics. "newsmakers" on sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. eastern. >> john mccain's 2010 campaign when he ran for president -- 2000 campaign when he ran for president is the most memorable campaign that i have ever covered. we will never see it again. facing george w. bush that had all of them republicans backing him. all of the money. john mccain one...
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i think that's sort of the impulse behind chuck grassley. it's the impulse behind rand paul, who is one of the renegades who says let's stop immigration reform. but rand paul doesn't have the interest of the republican party at heart. its republicans who want immigration reform for the most part. >> off their back. >> people like rand paul are not interested in the future of the republican party. >> i don't think he has a macro view of the party. some republicans who don't like immigration reform are using the boston marathon bombing as an excuse to stall it. in a letter to harry reid, tea party senator rand paul of kentucky said, quote, the facts emerging in the boston marathon bombing have exposed a weakness in our current system. we should not proceed until we understand the specific failures of our immigration system. joy, i'm not sure what weaknesses, or maybe the visa the russians gave him was probably more of a problem. but back and forth, i would say i still think we ought to know more about what happened. he warned, went over and ca
i think that's sort of the impulse behind chuck grassley. it's the impulse behind rand paul, who is one of the renegades who says let's stop immigration reform. but rand paul doesn't have the interest of the republican party at heart. its republicans who want immigration reform for the most part. >> off their back. >> people like rand paul are not interested in the future of the republican party. >> i don't think he has a macro view of the party. some republicans who don't...
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iowa senator chuck grassley already skeptical of the group's immigration proposal join calls that suggest boston has changed things. >> how can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> two authors of that immigration bill, chuck schumer and lindsey graham are next. aaah! aaaaah! theres a guy on the window! do something, dad! aaaah! aaaah! what is happening? they're rate suckers. their bad driving makes car insurance more expensive for the rest of us. good thing there's snapshot from progressive. snap it in and get a discount based on your good driving. stop paying for rate suckers. try snapshot free at progressive.com. i'm just red carpets and big spectacles. but that's only the beginning. i have more than one red carpet. i like all sorts of spectacles. from the grandiose to the impromptu... to the completely unexpected. and the most epic thr
iowa senator chuck grassley already skeptical of the group's immigration proposal join calls that suggest boston has changed things. >> how can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> two authors of that immigration bill, chuck schumer...
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host: that was senator chuck grassley. who else has jumped on this issue and since the boston bombing? guest: you obscene commentators in the newspapers with others, chrysler has taken the lead on this in suggesting a slowdown. i would not say and huge , butdswell by any stretch conservative commentary you've seen from chuck grassley. texas.ongressman from but we will see how it plays out. i don't see a huge movemt the immigration debate after the 2001 terror attacks, about the parallel that uc. guest: we are in a completely different world in terms of immigration controls. the linking of this immigration would be the argument that somehow u.s. immigration authorities, whether it be overseas or over here, should have been able to see signals that these gunmen were of concern and keep them out of the country. they came with their families when they were quite young. the younger brother was a child at the time and the older one was 14. time's not clear at the there's anything could have been done on immigration front. let's
host: that was senator chuck grassley. who else has jumped on this issue and since the boston bombing? guest: you obscene commentators in the newspapers with others, chrysler has taken the lead on this in suggesting a slowdown. i would not say and huge , butdswell by any stretch conservative commentary you've seen from chuck grassley. texas.ongressman from but we will see how it plays out. i don't see a huge movemt the immigration debate after the 2001 terror attacks, about the parallel that...
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secretary napolitano getting grilled on capitol hill today, including this from republican senator chuck grassley of iowa. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia, and if you weren't, the reason? >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to? um, yes. the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations -- the matter had been closed. >> is it true that his identity document did not match his airline ticket and if so, why did tsa miss the discrepancy? >> there was a mismatch there. >> well, there was that and there was also more. now with what else we know and what more we still do not. >> tamerlan sar nevada first hi hit the radar in 2011. >> they sent a letter to the fbi and other agencies that we think this guy has become radical. you need to watch him. >> an fbi statement said the question from russia was based on information that he was a follower of radical islam and a strong believer he changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared to leave the united states for travel to join us specified underground groups. the fbi say
secretary napolitano getting grilled on capitol hill today, including this from republican senator chuck grassley of iowa. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia, and if you weren't, the reason? >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to? um, yes. the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations -- the matter had been closed. >> is it true that his identity document did not match his airline ticket and if...
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paul's words echo earlier warnings made by senator chuck grassley. bur don't tell senator chuck grassley that. >> i say that plrly those who are pointing to the terrible tragedy in boston as a, i would say excuse for not doing the bill or delaying it. many months or years. >> i never said that. >> i never said, i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i don't mean you, mr. grassley. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate -- >> how will the boston bombings affect immigration reform? we'll discuss that, coming up next. >>> before the tragedy last week in boston, congress seemed to be getting its groove back. taking actual votes on actual bills with republicans and democrats coming together to craft actual bipartisan legislation. never mind actual passage. but boston may have stopped that rolling tide, specifically on subject of immigration reform. since the country found out that the two suspect in the bombing were legal immigrants, one of whom became a u.s. citizen in the past year, some opponents have tried to pull the stops on, put the stops on
paul's words echo earlier warnings made by senator chuck grassley. bur don't tell senator chuck grassley that. >> i say that plrly those who are pointing to the terrible tragedy in boston as a, i would say excuse for not doing the bill or delaying it. many months or years. >> i never said that. >> i never said, i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i don't mean you, mr. grassley. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate -- >> how will the boston...
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this is chuck grassley. he was the leader today with amendments and you can tell who's trying to kill the bill by how many amendments they had. chuck grassley was the leader with 77. jeff sessions in second. getting the silver with 49. chuck grassley my favorite amendment, it would prohibit amendments until the hearing on the boston bombings was admitted. we also have mike lee, senator, and i'd love your reaction. to exclude employment of d mostic services from the prohibitions of employment of unauthorized aliens. saying we should have a black labor market in the following domestic service, services performed by cooks, butlers, waiters, butlers, maids valets, baby-sitters, caretakers, handymen, chauffeurs of automobile for family use. this was an amy that was proposed to the bill to create a black market in labor for those named professions or services. what does that say that this was considered by the committee? >> there's a lot of amendments, as you pointed out. i think what is happening is people are fi
this is chuck grassley. he was the leader today with amendments and you can tell who's trying to kill the bill by how many amendments they had. chuck grassley was the leader with 77. jeff sessions in second. getting the silver with 49. chuck grassley my favorite amendment, it would prohibit amendments until the hearing on the boston bombings was admitted. we also have mike lee, senator, and i'd love your reaction. to exclude employment of d mostic services from the prohibitions of employment of...
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republican senator chuck grassley and democrat patrick leally teaming up to write a letter to president obama. senator grassley, nice to see you. >> always nice to be with you, greta. you have a nice program. you're always nice to get along with. >> tell my husband you said that. >> okay. >> greta: now to the letter. you and senator leahy wrote a letter to president obama asking for what? > we're asking for exactly the same information that he released yesterday to the committee on intelligence of the united states senate, and i presume the house of representatives, which is the legal documents and memos from the office of legal counsel of the department of justice for the president to decide whether it's okay to use drones to kill american citizens. >> you wrote him in 2011. he ignored you then. what makes you think you'll get the answer now? >> senator leahy also wrote a separate letter in the fall of 2011. and then we finally get the attention of the president when nine of us, including leahy and this senator, signed a letter, members of the intelligence committee, and other senators
republican senator chuck grassley and democrat patrick leally teaming up to write a letter to president obama. senator grassley, nice to see you. >> always nice to be with you, greta. you have a nice program. you're always nice to get along with. >> tell my husband you said that. >> okay. >> greta: now to the letter. you and senator leahy wrote a letter to president obama asking for what? > we're asking for exactly the same information that he released yesterday to...
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grassley, said the terrorist bombing should give senators pause about rushing the debate. >> given the events of this week, it's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws, including this new bill before us? >> on sunday indiana senator dan coats, not known as an aggressive opponent of immigration reform, also said legislation should be pushed back until more about the bombers is known. >> u usually end up with bad policy if you do it in an emotional way or an emotional reaction. and we saw some things post-9/11 that were enacted that if we had had a little more rational time to think this through, perhaps we wouldn't have had some of the pushback on it. >> in the senate there are probably about 10 to 15 republican senators who are opposed to immigration reform no matter what. there are another 15 to 20 gop senators who i would call skittish about how the base views the immigration debate. these are the senators that you'd expect florida's m
grassley, said the terrorist bombing should give senators pause about rushing the debate. >> given the events of this week, it's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws, including this new bill before us? >> on sunday indiana senator dan coats, not known as an aggressive opponent of immigration reform, also said legislation should be...
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grassley could come out with a plan. time and time again in the health care area. >> he level it mostly to capitol hill democrats. >> the democrats have made overtures to republicans that other members of his party have just rebelled at. >> well, on this particular issue, ron johnson has a bill. do you think he'll call ron johnson and work with him? >> i would throw your question back at you. that's a good thing in media training. >> it's called "crossfire." >> where has the republicans' willingness to tweak, save, improve obama care. unless there's a willingness to do that, it's hard to imagine a common ground to meet on other than hi, i'm here, i surrender independents who would the president be negotiating with? let's take a look. >> do you like green eggs and ham? i do not like them, sam i am. i do not like green eggs and ham. >> 46 votes to defund, derail or repeal obama care. hundreds of am cuss briefs. who wants to work with the preside. >> so the president mass worked with republicans? >> he has on a number of th
grassley could come out with a plan. time and time again in the health care area. >> he level it mostly to capitol hill democrats. >> the democrats have made overtures to republicans that other members of his party have just rebelled at. >> well, on this particular issue, ron johnson has a bill. do you think he'll call ron johnson and work with him? >> i would throw your question back at you. that's a good thing in media training. >> it's called...
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really, when you -- you know, chuck grassley and mitch mcconnell they went too far by saying that simply appointing judges to the d.c. circuit was court packing, they forced the hands of the democrats. they cannot be reasoned with or compromised with. this is obstruction and democrats went along with harry reid and said we'll do it. >> as i said, dinah washington, what a difference a day makes. this is going to be remembered. for the president's enemies, attacking the president's agenda, his character and legitima legitimacy, they do all the time. this is the senate's top roochlt here's mitch mcconnell speaking in the senate earlier today. >> here's the problem with this latest distraction. it doesn't distract people from obama care. it reminds them of obama care. it reminds them of all the broken promises. it reminds them of the power grab. it reminds them of the way democrats set up one set of rules for themselves and another for everybody else. >> you know what, steve, i think he's making a heroic effort to try to change the subject. it reminds me of the filibuster itself. they're bre
really, when you -- you know, chuck grassley and mitch mcconnell they went too far by saying that simply appointing judges to the d.c. circuit was court packing, they forced the hands of the democrats. they cannot be reasoned with or compromised with. this is obstruction and democrats went along with harry reid and said we'll do it. >> as i said, dinah washington, what a difference a day makes. this is going to be remembered. for the president's enemies, attacking the president's agenda,...
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chuck grassley was being deeply dishonest. he has enormous resources, one was naturalized and the other was denied because of the fbi concerns about him. this is plain politics. the republican party is stuck now. are we going to play to the base of fear, fearful white people, fearful other people who are really are unsure about the other or are we going to be a forward-looking party that says we cannot write off latino voters for the next 40, 50 years and -- stay a national party and that -- you know, the rubio approach was starting to say let's move forward and we might not win latino votes. even if we do this in the next ten years. but we -- we have to think about our children and grandchildren of republicans and -- that they are -- they are going to want to have a fighting chance with this new american population. there was that forward-looking approach and then there's just -- i'm sorry, that knee-jerk fear is the republican magic -- >> i -- >> it is not fear -- >> bob -- >> fear of national security concern. >> a little b
chuck grassley was being deeply dishonest. he has enormous resources, one was naturalized and the other was denied because of the fbi concerns about him. this is plain politics. the republican party is stuck now. are we going to play to the base of fear, fearful white people, fearful other people who are really are unsure about the other or are we going to be a forward-looking party that says we cannot write off latino voters for the next 40, 50 years and -- stay a national party and that --...
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as we heard, a senior republican on the judiciary committee, chuck grassley, say we don't know the immigration status of the people who have term rise the communities in massachusetts. when we find out, it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. this is-- this is-- you know, it has the potential to completely reframe the immigration debate going forward. >> ifill: and it seems to put the president in a precarious position politically, which is to say, it's all uncertain. and if you're in the first half of your second term, what you want is a little bit of certainty because you're never going to be in a stronger position. >> i think when people feel things are so out of control, they are not going to be as likely to make the kind of big bet that you need to make on a sort of major policy change, as, for instance, immigration overhaul would be. >> i think that the problem also is that these various things that you talked about it's rice and i know the other inls dents, all of which are probably unare ununrelated, many of which we probably would not have paid as much attention to we
as we heard, a senior republican on the judiciary committee, chuck grassley, say we don't know the immigration status of the people who have term rise the communities in massachusetts. when we find out, it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. this is-- this is-- you know, it has the potential to completely reframe the immigration debate going forward. >> ifill: and it seems to put the president in a precarious position politically, which is to say, it's all uncertain. and...
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too much hollywood glitz, not enough exciting political figures like max baucus or chuck grassley. [laughter] think, to a certain extent, the criticism of the dinner has become as annoying as the dinner itself. it is one night a yea this is not a town that is saturated in glamour, shall we say. i can live with it. >> sarah palin call did a nerd prom. >> i guess maybe it is, but there sure are a lot of people at it. i decided to go because i had not been there for years. it was a mob scene. if he did not station yourself at the entrance to see the glamorous people, you did not see the glamorous people. >> how about the president's performance? >> i thought the president did well. >> he did better than well. >> i'm sorry, i guess he did better than well. i will return to my own observations now. i did that realized. i thought he did well. i will leave the opinion to the other experts. ownou are entitled to your opinion. >> what should i say, nina? >> they were complaining because did attend. who cares? -- did not attend. what difference does it make? the president was really funny. t
too much hollywood glitz, not enough exciting political figures like max baucus or chuck grassley. [laughter] think, to a certain extent, the criticism of the dinner has become as annoying as the dinner itself. it is one night a yea this is not a town that is saturated in glamour, shall we say. i can live with it. >> sarah palin call did a nerd prom. >> i guess maybe it is, but there sure are a lot of people at it. i decided to go because i had not been there for years. it was a mob...
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we saw a dust-up today between chuck grassley and chuck schumer. also ted cruz weighing in. suggesting that the only thing that ought to be done in immigration reform now is border security, not path to citizenship. lindsay graham and others trying to push back. is this going to completely b l bollocks up the immigration time table? >> i don't know. i think we're still dealing with the reverb rations of what happened in boston here in washington. this situation only resolved itself friday night. we're still looking for answers so i think we have to wait a little bit. now that said, i think what you're going to see is the debate split and you've laid it out. debate split between people who say let's take a few of the measures that are more popular, that we know can get past. let's do it on a piecemeal basis versus people like lindsay graham and marco rubio and others who say we need to do it all at once, it needs to be comprehensive, not piece by piece. that was the dynamic in truth i think that was going to emerge even pre-boston. i think some folks who wanted to be that pie
we saw a dust-up today between chuck grassley and chuck schumer. also ted cruz weighing in. suggesting that the only thing that ought to be done in immigration reform now is border security, not path to citizenship. lindsay graham and others trying to push back. is this going to completely b l bollocks up the immigration time table? >> i don't know. i think we're still dealing with the reverb rations of what happened in boston here in washington. this situation only resolved itself friday...
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today things got hot when chuck schumer independently called out grassley. >> offer an amendment when we start markup in may and let's vote on it. i say that particularly to those who point to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i didn't say you did. >> all right. director of the huffington post media group and joy-ann reid. howard first and then joy. we all predicted this, there was going to be an overlay, a bleeding into immigration because it's about foreign people coming here. >> there's no doubt about it. right now the polls show that people in the united states have generally -- although only modestly favorable view of immigration overall, they are in favor of immigration reform and they are for the notion of continuing immigration. but there have been times in our history in recent years when people have been very much against the idea of immigration altogether. >> yeah. >> and what proponents o
today things got hot when chuck schumer independently called out grassley. >> offer an amendment when we start markup in may and let's vote on it. i say that particularly to those who point to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i didn't say you did. >> all right. director of...
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>> bill: yeah chuck grassley could probably try to make a link. these kids came here. their family pleading the persecution in chechnya and moved on to wherever and finally came here as an 15 year old, and 8 year old, they came here legally, through the system, one of them became an american citizen, the other one had not yet because he had been questioned by the government at the question of the russian government. but do you know from there to saying, we can't do anything and we shouldn't do anything again about this festering problem of 12 million people here in this country illegally and about our border as porous as it is we didn't do anything because of the bombing up in boston? no, come on. let's get serious. more calls coming up 866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. staying in tough with everything that is going on politically and putting m
>> bill: yeah chuck grassley could probably try to make a link. these kids came here. their family pleading the persecution in chechnya and moved on to wherever and finally came here as an 15 year old, and 8 year old, they came here legally, through the system, one of them became an american citizen, the other one had not yet because he had been questioned by the government at the question of the russian government. but do you know from there to saying, we can't do anything and we...
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iowa senator chuck grassley yelled at new york senator charles schumer when schumer called on critics to stop using the attacks as a way to your honor against comprehensive immigration, argue against comprehensive immigration reform. >> the terrible tragedy in boston as a, i would say, excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say that. >> and you -- >> mike, we knew about this hearing that was planned before the attacks. we knew this conversation would likely get heated as always on the sunday morning programs. you had lawmakers trying to link the attacks with this comprehensive reform. >> it was inevitable that it would creep in with 7th such a very volatile issue like immigration reform which was already the contention. but also the political level as well. you saw that today. there will be a moment of silence today at 2:50 eastern time in boston in the west wing and here in the united states senate. before then, tempers were really flaring at that hearing, jeff sessions, anoth
iowa senator chuck grassley yelled at new york senator charles schumer when schumer called on critics to stop using the attacks as a way to your honor against comprehensive immigration, argue against comprehensive immigration reform. >> the terrible tragedy in boston as a, i would say, excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say that. >> and you -- >>...
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senator chuck grassley of iowa. >> thank you. uma: a child's life is in danger as a gunman holds him hostage in a bunker for nearly 24 hours. what we're learning about the suspect and the boy's condition right now. >>> plus new concerns over the future of america's health care. what the experts are blaming for a shortage of doctors and how they say it's already affecting your health care. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. make it worth watcng. introducing the 2013 lexus ls. an entirely new pursuit. jon: fox news alert. we've been telling but the severe weather that's been roaring through the southeastern part of the united states and take a look at this. new video just in from adairsville, geo
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a lot of people -- chuck grassley a little snippy yesterday. hello. >> can't spell grassley without ass. >> stephanie: right. this has nothing to do with the immigration debate. the family came here what ten years ago or something. i don't know if it is asylum technically, but they were fleeing what was going on -- yeah. and he -- i don't even know not even eight -- how old was he? >> nine, something. >> stephanie: yeah. anyway. jay carney yesterday. >> we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice, under u.s. law, united states citizens cannot be tried in military commissions. >> and i think peter king and lindsey graham seem to have forgotten that we are a nation of laws. >> stephanie: what is it just to seem tougher? >> i think lindsey graham was getting more information about his ties to al-qaeda. and on his hospital bed yesterday he said they are religious, but they don't have ties to any larger network. >> stephanie: yeah. exactly. that's what the fbi was saying initially. can i just say one of my favorite things
a lot of people -- chuck grassley a little snippy yesterday. hello. >> can't spell grassley without ass. >> stephanie: right. this has nothing to do with the immigration debate. the family came here what ten years ago or something. i don't know if it is asylum technically, but they were fleeing what was going on -- yeah. and he -- i don't even know not even eight -- how old was he? >> nine, something. >> stephanie: yeah. anyway. jay carney yesterday. >> we will...
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you're hearing from some conservatives like chuck grassley from iowa that the, the enforcement in all the results have to be in place first before that pathway. one way to look at this is that democrats and gang of 8 supporters believe that you need to be enrolled in the class to be able to have that path way kick in. the conservative republicans want you to have to pass that test and pass that class before that pathway begins. >> what about the fear that all of this will weaken. at least democrats say, the bill that seems to be one that could be popular with the people. >> that's where you'll see this gang of 8 and it come in very handy. they'll be banded together a lot of the time to avoid the poison pills. ones that would be seen to weaken it. both democrats and republicans said they're open to any type of amendment that strengthens the legislation. in fact, one amendment by republican senator chuck grassley got approved, according to my colleague, carey dan who has been following this. this gets rid of one of the designations that they need to be in high traffic areas. now it is j
you're hearing from some conservatives like chuck grassley from iowa that the, the enforcement in all the results have to be in place first before that pathway. one way to look at this is that democrats and gang of 8 supporters believe that you need to be enrolled in the class to be able to have that path way kick in. the conservative republicans want you to have to pass that test and pass that class before that pathway begins. >> what about the fear that all of this will weaken. at least...
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senator chuck grassley trying to tie the events in boston. >> is important for us to understand the gaps andophole on system. when we find out it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. how can individuals evade authorities and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? had a we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? host: we should point out that was before it dzhokhar tsarnaev was captured. he is under heavy guard protection, but one of the issues is whether or not he will be given his miranda rights. is he a u.s. citizen and under the constitution considered innocent until proven guilty, or is he an enemy combat? guest: you have people from the aclu and other supporters of civil liberties saying you have cases where -- you have the same two senators, john mccain and lindsey graham, who said this person is a terrorist and should not have miranda rights. it seems the obama administration is going to be straddli
senator chuck grassley trying to tie the events in boston. >> is important for us to understand the gaps andophole on system. when we find out it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. how can individuals evade authorities and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? had a we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before...
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are you calling me stupid chuck grassley once inquired over the fate of the vietnam mi as? no, replied senator mccain. i'm calling you an -- jerk. at a gop meeting last fall, mccain erupted out of the blue at the respected budget chairman pete domenici, quote, only an -- would put together a budget like this. he stood up and gave a dignified restrained speech over all his years in the senate through all the heated debates no one had ever called him that. another man might have taken a moment to check his temper, but mccain went on, i wouldn't call you that unless you really were that. >> you can disagree, but if you're disagreeable, then people don't forget that. >> ah, the arbiter of disagreeable. it is rich to hear that as the supposed criticism of chuck hagel coming from john mccain. but honestly, it's not just john mccain's personal hypocrisy here. this is a washington-wide thing. it has never been a problem in washington to be a disagreeable person. it's actually the kind of thing that is worn as a badge of honor. >> did you really tell senator leahy bleep yourself? >>
are you calling me stupid chuck grassley once inquired over the fate of the vietnam mi as? no, replied senator mccain. i'm calling you an -- jerk. at a gop meeting last fall, mccain erupted out of the blue at the respected budget chairman pete domenici, quote, only an -- would put together a budget like this. he stood up and gave a dignified restrained speech over all his years in the senate through all the heated debates no one had ever called him that. another man might have taken a moment to...
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you know, if there were ten people behind me, chuck grassley said, yes, we could do this. something more than just sea bass has to change, and i think that might be the most significant thing out of this week, which is that mitch mcconnell and obviously these are mitch mcconnell's team have made me realize that you can no longer make president obama a one-term president, and if you cannot root for his failure, if you cannot spend four years gunning for him to fail, then you are going to have to do something else while are you in the senate. maybe for some of them it's just dinner. maybe for some of them it is, as tom said this morning, there could be under the guise of tax reform some piece of revenue that they could sign up to. >> and emphasis on do. before we continue to bat this around, let me bring in the woman with all the answers to our questions, nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell. >> if that were only so. >> it's true. kelly, let's talk a little bit about the attendees at last night's dinner. some of those names are a lot more familiar than others.
you know, if there were ten people behind me, chuck grassley said, yes, we could do this. something more than just sea bass has to change, and i think that might be the most significant thing out of this week, which is that mitch mcconnell and obviously these are mitch mcconnell's team have made me realize that you can no longer make president obama a one-term president, and if you cannot root for his failure, if you cannot spend four years gunning for him to fail, then you are going to have to...
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you have a situation now in which senator chuck grassley is basically saying that president obama, in trying to appoint a nominee to fill a vacate seat on that court is engaged in "court-packing." are we officially through the looking glass? >> well, i think we are in a period where it's going to be very hard for the government to function, and really, you're going to have to see a change in the parties. in california, the solution turned out to be the democrats getting the kind of majority where they could pass things without worrying about the filibusters or blocking. so, maybe that's the solution. >> yes, you just wrote a piece in which you basically think the path out of the wilderness from this sort of deadlock of destruction and obstruction and dysfunction is basically just winning all the way around. you point to california, the only way out of this is just overwhelming maximum majorities, but that's not plausible nationwide, is it? >> well, there's two paths. that's one path. i think it's very hard to imagine that, especially because of the house of representatives. i think yo
you have a situation now in which senator chuck grassley is basically saying that president obama, in trying to appoint a nominee to fill a vacate seat on that court is engaged in "court-packing." are we officially through the looking glass? >> well, i think we are in a period where it's going to be very hard for the government to function, and really, you're going to have to see a change in the parties. in california, the solution turned out to be the democrats getting the kind...
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one of the biggest bones of contention is yesterday chuck grassley said it just won't work, because it bans guns on how they look rather than the damage they can do. he also brought up newtown, but take a listen. >> this had bill been law, but at the same time sandy hook still would have happened. it would not have stopped a machinely disturbed person while stealing a gun that this bill would not have banned from his mother, and then shooting unharmed children. >> sir, what's your responsible to that argument? >> well, first of all, the bill also prohibits high-capacity magazines, and in fact had this ban been in effect, some or all of those children might well have been spared. the reason is very simply the shooter had to change magazines. he had a30-round clip, which he exhausted. he had to change. that enabled children to escape. so had there been a ten-round clip, he probably would have had to change earlier, more students could have been spared, it would have taken him longer. the assault weapon he might have somehow had access to some some other source or from his mother, but the
one of the biggest bones of contention is yesterday chuck grassley said it just won't work, because it bans guns on how they look rather than the damage they can do. he also brought up newtown, but take a listen. >> this had bill been law, but at the same time sandy hook still would have happened. it would not have stopped a machinely disturbed person while stealing a gun that this bill would not have banned from his mother, and then shooting unharmed children. >> sir, what's your...
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grassley, rand paul and ted cruz's along with most democratic senators, including senate majority leader harry reid. a total of 54 senators at last count, a clear majority. the strong bipartisan response epitomized by this response, the senators tearing up as they listen to a marine, ben clay, talking about his marine wife, ariana, who was raped at a barracks. the military justice improvement act which would remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command. >> in this survey, this confidential survey, the reasons victims didn't report is they say they didn't believe anything would be done. they also said they either feared or witnessed retaliation. the confidence in an objective review by somebody who doesn't know the perpetrator and doesn't know the victim doesn't exist. >> essentially, the entire sitting military establishment opposes it. there is also bipartisan opposition to the amendment. including the armed chair, mccaskill who is offering a far left alternative. republican senators claim it will weaken the chain of military command. >> this new portion takes the offe
grassley, rand paul and ted cruz's along with most democratic senators, including senate majority leader harry reid. a total of 54 senators at last count, a clear majority. the strong bipartisan response epitomized by this response, the senators tearing up as they listen to a marine, ben clay, talking about his marine wife, ariana, who was raped at a barracks. the military justice improvement act which would remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command. >> in this...
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chuck grassley really upset that obama doesn't call him anymore. wah, wah. ♪ dear god, it must be him ♪ ♪ it must be him ♪ ♪ or i shall die ♪ >> stephanie: not him. ♪ or i shall die ♪ >> stephanie: story -- i don't know where this is. senator chuck grassley feeling down in the dumps because president obama doesn't call him on the phone. >> chuck grassley sounds like -- >> stephanie: just when he's upset and whiny. >> someone kicked him in the head. >> stephanie: in 2009, obama basically had grassley on speed dial. calling him frequently over negotiations over the affordable care act. during that period of time, the president would call me on my cell phone and talk to me. i don't know if it was half a dozen times or dozen times. he called you. at least you remembered that he called you. he's starting to sound like janice -- >> the official folksinger of "the stephanie miller show." >> stephanie: high school girls. okay. sorry. music is annoying me now, too. the likely reason obama and grassley stopped calling grassley saying they cha
chuck grassley really upset that obama doesn't call him anymore. wah, wah. ♪ dear god, it must be him ♪ ♪ it must be him ♪ ♪ or i shall die ♪ >> stephanie: not him. ♪ or i shall die ♪ >> stephanie: story -- i don't know where this is. senator chuck grassley feeling down in the dumps because president obama doesn't call him on the phone. >> chuck grassley sounds like -- >> stephanie: just when he's upset and whiny. >> someone kicked him in the head....
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rand paul, and chuck grassley. there you go,ing don't expect any more good words about any other republicans. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ now find the most hard core driver in america. that guy, put him in it. what's this? [ male announcer ] tell him he's about to find out. you're about to find out. [ male announcer ] test it. highlight the european chassis 6 speed manual, dual exhaust wide stance, clean lines have him floor it, spin it punch it, drift it put it through its paces is he happy? oh ya, he's happy! [ male announcer ] and that's how you test your car for fun. easy. this show is about being up to date, staying in touch with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. in reality it's not like they actually care. this is purely about political grandstanding. ♪ >> announcer: taking your emails on any topic at anytime, this is the "bill press show," live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: joe will join us in the next hour about north korea and about dro
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. >> republican chuck grassley says you're doing that so that it starts after the midterm elections, it's politics. >> the fact is we're doing this because it makes sense for insurers to have as clear a sense of the pool of people they gain this year before setting rates for next year. >> for them to delay from a couple of weeks before the election to a couple of weeks after the election to me is just a naked effort. people are going to see right through this. >> because the website has had troubles, we expect more people
. >> republican chuck grassley says you're doing that so that it starts after the midterm elections, it's politics. >> the fact is we're doing this because it makes sense for insurers to have as clear a sense of the pool of people they gain this year before setting rates for next year. >> for them to delay from a couple of weeks before the election to a couple of weeks after the election to me is just a naked effort. people are going to see right through this. >> because...
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host: that was senator chuck grassley. who else has jumped on this issue and since the boston bombing? guest: you obscene commentators in the newspapers with others, chrysler has taken the lead on this in suggesting a slowdown. i would not say and huge groundswell by any stretch, but conservative commentary you've seen from chuck grassley. and a congressman from texas. but we will see how it plays out. i don't see a huge movement calling for delay. host: the immigration debate after the 2001 terror attacks, about the parallel that uc. guest: we are in a completely different world in terms of immigration controls. the linking of this immigration would be the argument that somehow u.s. immigration authorities, whether it be overseas or over here, should have been able to see signals that these gunmen were of concern and keep them out of the country. they came with their families when they were quite young. the younger brother was a child at the time and the older one was 14. so it's not clear at the time there's anything cou
host: that was senator chuck grassley. who else has jumped on this issue and since the boston bombing? guest: you obscene commentators in the newspapers with others, chrysler has taken the lead on this in suggesting a slowdown. i would not say and huge groundswell by any stretch, but conservative commentary you've seen from chuck grassley. and a congressman from texas. but we will see how it plays out. i don't see a huge movement calling for delay. host: the immigration debate after the 2001...
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senator chuck grassley of iowa is working on one which would marry some school safety with some restrictions more, you know, restrictions on gun trafficking but not deal with background checks. that is a watered down loser that the white house would be obviously forced to embrace. at this point, they knew they wouldn't get any magazine clip restrictions. they knew they wouldn't get an assault weapons ban. any enhanced background check is going to be considered a major victory for the white house. >> bret: is the thought of the filibuster that they don't politically want a free ride for these red state democrats to vote no on these things? >> well, i think, i mean, if you look at the gun control as just a political matter, i think that this is somewhat of a win-win for the white house. yes, it's true that this is an incredibly shrinking agenda. yes, it's true there is no assault weapons ban that's going to go forward or magazine control. but when you look at background checks, they actually have the support of 90% of the public. 88% of gun owners support background checks. so going back to th
senator chuck grassley of iowa is working on one which would marry some school safety with some restrictions more, you know, restrictions on gun trafficking but not deal with background checks. that is a watered down loser that the white house would be obviously forced to embrace. at this point, they knew they wouldn't get any magazine clip restrictions. they knew they wouldn't get an assault weapons ban. any enhanced background check is going to be considered a major victory for the white...